S-Cross'd : Land's End (Dhanushkodi)

laluks · 21st March 2018, 19:45

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Originally Posted by gurupalani

Cool drive and

The advanced speed video looks like you are shooting lane markers into the horizon

Which dash-cam is this btw? I was trying to read that auto's number plate. Alas! I couldn't.

Shooting lane markers

This is my 5 year old Gopro Hero 3+Black edition

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Originally Posted by unni246

Awesome thread and this is the second detailed thread on Rameswaram / Dhanushkodi this month on Tbhp and I feel myself insanely lucky to have these come up just when I have planned my trip (Easter weekend) - thanks to @laluks & @CrAzY dRiVeR!!

Trip would be split into a day at Madurai and another at Rameshwaram and this would be mainly a religious trip. Hope I could enjoy the stay, the roads and all those lovely dishes you guys shared

Roads are pretty good. You'll enjoy the drive and the trip. Have a safe drive

laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:08

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

We woke up by 05:00 and got ready to drive to Dhanushkodi to see the sunrise.

Drive to Dhanushkodi from hotel (video speed is advanced)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPx0wEnlRIM

We were at land's end by 06:00

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Just us at land's end

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Kungfu Panda parked

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We went to the beach

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Rising sun gave us varied hues amidst the clouds

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:13

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

We spent almost an hour at the beach enjoying the sunrise

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Clear waters

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Hope the place will not deteriorate, but signs are not good

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We left by the time crowd began to form

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:18

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

Kungfu Panda and Sand play

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There is a small structure nearby

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We get Lanka network again

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We drove to the ruins (video speed is advanced)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDxfEsX404s

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:21

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

We reached the ruins by 8:00

Church Ruins

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:24

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

What remains from 1964 cyclone hit township

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:27

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

More pictures of the cyclone hit township

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:30

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

Some more pictures of the cyclone hit township

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laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:36

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

Sea near the ruins

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Some more picture from the other side of the road

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We left the ruins by 08:30. It was really getting hot by now. If at all you plan to visit the ruins visit before 8

Rameshwaram from land's end

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TV tower welcomes you in your drive back to town

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We reached the hotel by 09:00.

We were welcomed by these beauties

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Drive from Ruins to the hotel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrtrZi5bpwY

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unni246 · 21st March 2018, 20:39

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Originally Posted by laluks

We woke up by 05:00 and got ready to drive to Dhanushkodi to see the sunrise.
[b]
Drive to Dhanushkodi from hotel

Just a quick question - do they allow to take the road to Dhanushkodi before 6am. I thought it was open only between 6am-6pm ?

laluks · 21st March 2018, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by unni246

Just a quick question - do they allow to take the road to Dhanushkodi before 6am. I thought it was open only between 6am-6pm ?

When I drove in, there were nobody. Yes there is a check post, but nobody stopped us. we drove in by 5:15 or so to reach the land's end by 06:00 well in advance for the sunrise.

Nobody stopped us as early as 05:15, and no body stopped us on our return after 18:00 also. But cant say for sure, our guys work on moods

dheepak10 · 22nd March 2018, 10:52

Loved your travelogue. Looks like I have to make a plan to drive down to Dhanushkodi next time I take a vacation to my hometown, Pondicherry.

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Originally Posted by laluks

We get nice food too

Parathas again
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Just a small correction - This is Parotta and not Paratha - they are vastly different

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laluks · 22nd March 2018, 15:29

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Originally Posted by dheepak10

Loved your travelogue. Looks like I have to make a plan to drive down to Dhanushkodi next time I take a vacation to my hometown, Pondicherry.

Just a small correction - This is Parotta and not Paratha - they are vastly different

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Paratha, Parotta, Parantha all cousins and friends of each other

Mafioso · 22nd March 2018, 16:31

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Originally Posted by laluks

When I drove in, there were nobody. Yes there is a check post, but nobody stopped us. we drove in by 5:15 or so to reach the land's end by 06:00 well in advance for the sunrise.

Nobody stopped us as early as 05:15, and no body stopped us on our return after 18:00 also. But cant say for sure, our guys work on moods

When I had been there around Jan 2018 last week, they did not let us post 6pm just before the ruins. There were cops manning the checkpost and no body was allowed to go further. Not sure about the morning timings though, we reached there around 6.30am and already there were loads of people

laluks · 22nd March 2018, 20:35

Day 02: 2nd December 2017 : Saturday
Dhanushkodi - Trichy - Salem - Bangalore

Had a nice shower, had breakfast and by 10:30 we came out of the hotel. APJ's residence was just around the corner, so we decided to check it out.

APJ's Residence

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Three floors. Ground floor was inaccessible. First floor had a gallery and the second floor were selling seashells and other stuff

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After checking out APJ Residency, I came back to the hotel. My drive mates went to the temple for a darshan.

Some pictures of our Hotel

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